"Alo, let's skip it today. I'm really worried about the snake cubs. I need to keep a close eye on them. I'll come back to study tomorrow."
A Luo was getting quite animated, having not taught anyone herbalism in a long time, and it felt like a long-awaited experience. However, since Guo Xiaoxiao had spoken, he didn't need to force her to stay.
"Oh, okay then, go ahead. Just come find me if you need anything."
"This afternoon, Wenyi and I went out to dry the medicine. There are a lot of medicines that haven't been ground into powder yet, and we're working hard to get them out today."
Guo Xiaoxiao: "Okay, we've eaten, so let's go now. Thank you. A'Luo even treated us to meat. Cang Jue said he'd hunt a big black beast for you later, so I asked him to hunt a really big one for you."
A Luo laughed, "It's alright, it's alright, I can eat all this meat without any problem, I have plenty more."
After exchanging pleasantries with A Luo, Cang Jue and Guo Xiaoxiao returned to their room. Knowing that Guo Xiaoxiao didn't like dried meat, he roasted some more meat for her and also picked some fresh fruit. He quickly prepared everything in just a few moments.
When Guo Xiaoxiao saw that it was wild boar meat, her favorite dish, served with some wild vegetables and fruits, her appetite immediately whetted. It wasn't that she didn't want to eat it, but rather that she didn't like it; her palate had become picky from being with them.
"Cang Jue, you should eat some too. I don't see you've eaten much."
Cang Jue sat beside her, looking at Guo Xiaoxiao with a gentle expression, and spoke slowly and deliberately.
"You eat, I'll just watch you eat."
Guo Xiaoxiao felt that Cang was definitely not right, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She felt that the way he looked at her was a little too gentle, unlike the lecherous look he used to have.
"Then stop staring at me like that, it's making me lose my appetite."
Cang Jue snatched the piece of meat from Guo Xiaoxiao's hand, tore it into a small piece, and fed it to her.
"Come on, let me feed you. This will help you eat. Be a good girl, and eating more will help you have babies."
Guo Xiaoxiao took the food with her mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.
"Okay, that's enough. You don't need to feed me anymore, I can eat by myself."
Cang Jue refused
"No, I like you. Let me feed you, but you have to be good and only listen to me."
His tone was like a coquettish pout. Who could resist a tough guy acting cute? Guo Xiaoxiao immediately stopped herself, "Forget it, I'm not eating this meat."
Cang Jue didn't force Guo Xiaoxiao to eat. If she didn't want to eat, he would eat it himself. He swallowed all the meat that Guo Xiaoxiao hadn't finished.
…
A Luo cleaned the room and packed all the medicinal herbs into animal hides, but he found that several herbs were missing. The amount of Gelsemium elegans was wrong. Was he just being paranoid?
A Luo didn't think about it too much. He had just called Guo Xiaoxiao and Cang Jue to his room, and no one else had come besides them. Maybe he was just remembering wrong.
After gathering the herbs he would need for the day, A Luo went to find Wen Yi and called him to go outside the cave to dry the herbs in the sun, as the sun was shining brightly.
Wen Yi enjoyed traveling with A Luo, so he readily agreed and even brought out the herbs he had been drying. Monet didn't call out; he was busy teaching Irina about herbs.
As a result, Guo Xiaoxiao didn't go anywhere that afternoon. Cang Jue took meticulous care of her, wanting to carry her every step of the way.
This feeling was familiar, but it wasn't the same feeling I had with Cang Jue; it was the same feeling I had with Carlos.
Her gentleness was almost too sweet to bear, which actually didn't suit Cang Jue's serious demeanor at all; there wasn't a hint of teasing in her.
"Cang Jue, you should go back to the tribe and handle your affairs. Stop staring at me like that. I need some space; you're making me feel suffocated."
Guo Xiaoxiao couldn't stand being stared at anymore. It was almost evening, and there was no need to chase Cang Jue away, but Cang Jue just kept staring at her with his chin raised.
He practically wanted to accompany her to the toilet, and if Guo Xiaoxiao hadn't desperately stopped Cang Jue, he would have carried her there.
"Why? It's because I like you that I want to be close to you. I don't want to be apart from you. You're always on my mind. I wish it were just the two of us together, without Mickson and the others causing trouble."
Cang Jue spoke softly, and in Guo Xiaoxiao's ears, it sounded like a demonic whisper.
Guo Xiaoxiao kept telling herself to stay calm. Maybe the medicine Cang Jue was taking was working; it was normal for his personality to change a little. At least it was just a slight change in his words and actions, and he hadn't done anything out of line.
Alo said his temperament had changed drastically, but he just needed to wait a while; he should be patient and bear with it.
"I know I like you too. It's almost evening, you're preparing dinner, right? Grill some extra meat."
Cang Jue didn't say anything, and got up readily.
"Alright then, I'm going to grill some meat. They said there's a lot of game today, so I'll pick out the best pieces and grill them for you. You stay here and don't move, okay? If I find you running away, I'll punish you, you little rascal!"
Oh my god, I'm getting goosebumps all over!
"Stop nagging, hurry back, don't linger, I'm starving! Go grill some right now, grill a lot!"
Cang Jue whispered something in Guo Xiaoxiao's ear for a long time before reluctantly leaving. Guo Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Cang Jue finally leave.
Finally, they've reached the end of Cangjue. This whole thing is disgusting!
Cang Jue walked out and bumped into Miksen, who was returning.
"Hey, where are we going? Barbecue? I'm back now, let's go together."
Cang Jue glanced at Miksen, a hint of wariness in his eyes, but quickly concealed it.
"No need, I'll come since we have exams today. You stay with Xiaoxiao; she'll get bored inside all alone."
Wow, he's changed his ways. He even offered to let me stay inside with Guo Xiaoxiao. Normally, Cang Jue would definitely have taken the initiative and dumped all the dirty and hard work on him.
"Alright then, you go and grill the meat quickly, they should be back soon."
Cang Jue nodded, then headed straight for his room on the third floor to grill the meat. He had taken the opportunity that afternoon to hide some herbs under the mat in his third-floor room; they would finally come in handy.
Hmph, I want Guo Xiaoxiao to belong to me alone. Once they eat these herbs, they'll all die!
…
Landiather's men returned one after another. As usual, they first ran to the puddle to wash their hands clean, and then told Guo Xiaoxiao about some of the things that had happened that day, but they only talked about trivial matters.
Guo Xiaoxiao enjoyed listening to them talk about things in the tribe, but Arthur still believed that females should live carefree lives and not concern themselves with tribal affairs. However, Guo Xiaoxiao wanted to hear it, so he kept selecting what to tell her.
"Nothing major happened today. Sandstorms have been frequent lately, so try to stay indoors as much as possible. Also, Carlos, expand the patrol area and be wary of the migrating orcs."
Carlos: "I understand. Let's discuss it together if anything unusual happens."
Carlos is getting more and more used to group life. He used to work alone all the time, but now he takes charge of one task at a time, which is less tiring than before. Actually, it's quite nice.
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